School bullying

How to prevent it, when to report it and your obligations. Cyberbullying, homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying.

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Services

• Bullying at school

  Bullying at school and the law - what your school and the police must do about bullying and how you should report it

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Guidance and regulation

• Preventing bullying
  • Guidance
  • 4 July 2017
  • Department for Education

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News and communications

• More support for schools to tackle bullying
  • 16 November 2021
  • Department for Education
  • Press release
• Children's Minister speaks during Anti-Bullying Week
  • 27 November 2020
  • Department for Education
  • Speech
• First 'State of the Nation' report marks World Mental Health Day
  • 10 October 2019
  • Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care
  • Press release
• Thousands more children to benefit from anti-bullying app
  • 8 September 2016
  • Department for Education and Closed organisation: Government Equalities Office
  • Press release
• Bullying in school plummets
  • 15 November 2015
  • Department for Education
  • Press release

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Research and statistics

• Longitudinal study of young people in England: cohort 2, wave 3
  • 13 June 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• Longitudinal study of young people in England: cohort 2, wave 2
  • 13 June 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• Approaches to preventing and tackling bullying
  • 13 June 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• Homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying: evidence review
  • 29 October 2014
  • Closed organisation: Government Equalities Office and Department for Education
  • Research
• Homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying: review
  • 29 October 2014
  • Closed organisation: Government Equalities Office and Department for Education
  • Research

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Bullying in England: April 2013 to March 2018
  • 12 November 2018
  • Department for Education
  • Transparency
• Estimates of bullying of year 9 pupils in England
  • 16 November 2014
  • Department for Education
  • Transparency
• Bullying
  • 12 January 2011
  • Department for Education
  • Foi release

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Organisations

• Department for Education
• Department of Health & Social Care

• Ofsted